Craig McCarthy

1 day ago | nypost.com | Matt Troutman |Craig McCarthy |Craig Mccarthy |Peter Senzamici

A federal judge seized control of New York City’s troubled jail system Tuesday — ordering that an outside official be brought in to clean up Rikers Island and other lock-ups. The 77-page order by Manhattan federal Judge Laura Swain effectively appoints a federal receiver – a long-desired wish by advocates – to correct dangerous conditions in Rikers that city and Department of Correction officials have tried and failed to do under a decade-old court case known as Nunez.

1 day ago | nypost.com | Craig McCarthy |Craig Mccarthy

A bipartisan group of City Council members is urging Trump’s Department of Justice to step in to overrule the Big Apple’s sanctuary city laws, The Post has learned. The council’s Common Sense Caucus penned a letter to US Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday asking to take legal action against New York City for its policies on illegal immigrants that limit cooperation between local law enforcement and the federal government.

2 days ago | nypost.com | Craig McCarthy |Craig Mccarthy |Carl Campanile |Matt Troutman

He said “I Do-bai.”Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani secretly held a engagement and wedding ceremony in Dubai with his seldom-seen wife, Rama Duwaji, The Post has learned. Mamdani, 33, and Duwaji threw the under-the-radar United Arab Emirates bash Dec. 22, 2024 on the stunning rooftop of Vida Creek Harbour, which boasts views of the Burj Khalifa, according to Instagram posts by florist LMF Dubai.

3 days ago | nypost.com | Haley Brown |Craig McCarthy |Craig Mccarthy

A city councilman wants to close a discovery law loophole that’s sparking unnecessary criminal case dismissals — with a tweak Albany lawmakers left on the cutting room floor during budget season. Councilman Keith Powers is pushing legislation that would create a centralized database of NYPD evidence accessible by prosecutors and defense attorneys, which could help officials comply with burdensome evidence-sharing requirements under the state’s 2019 criminal justice reforms.

5 days ago | nypost.com | Craig McCarthy |Craig Mccarthy |Ben Kochman

A massive cache of documents in Mayor Eric Adams’ historic corruption case was unsealed on Friday — giving the public an inside look at the prosecution that will never materialize in a federal courtroom. The 1,785 pages of court filings, unveiled after The Post and other outlets demanded access, are set to include unredacted warrants, such as the one for Hizzoner’s cellphone that agents seized on a New York City street. Some 50 court exhibits were included in the document dump.